Washington, July 23 : A team of Dutch researchers have identified a set of seven genes in whole blood that helped them to distinguish un-medicated major depressive disorder (MDD) patients from healthy controls. The work throws up the possibility of a blood test for depression in the near future.
The study appears in the journal Biological [...]
Washington, July 6 : Having depression may nearly double your risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a new study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers examined research data on 949 people with an average age of 79 from the Framingham Heart Study.
At the start of the study, participants were free of dementia and were [...]
Washington, July 6 : Symptoms of depression show little change during the development and progression of Alzheimer’’s disease, according to a study.
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center tracked symptoms of depression during the transition from no cognitive impairment to dementia and found that depression is a risk factor and not an early sign of Alzheimer’’s [...]
Washington, May 8 : A new study has suggested that adolescents aged 12 to 17 living with mothers who are current smokers or who have had a major depressive episode in the past year, are more likely to smoke.
The study was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of [...]
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Depression could increase levels of cortisol – stress hormone – in adolescent boys and girls but may trigger obesity only in girls, a new study has found.
“This is the first time cortisol reactivity has been identified as a mediator between depressed mood and obesity in girls,” said Elizabeth J. Susman, the [...]
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be a remedy for insomniacs with depression, according to a Ryerson University professor.
Insomnia can lead to intense personal suffering. But combine insomnia with anxiety, depression and chronic pain, sleeplessness can become even more troubling.
Dr. Colleen Carney, assistant professor of psychology, and director of Ryerson’s Sleep and [...]
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists at the University Hospital in Bonn, Germany have devised a novel way to treat depression when traditional treatments fail to offer relief.
Lead researcher Bettina H. Bewernick is testing a technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS), a form of targeted electrical stimulation in the brain via implanted electrodes.
Bewernick and colleagues suggested [...]
New York, Jan 17 (ANI): Eating junk food is not only bad for your waistline but also for your mental health, says a new study.
British and French scientists analyzed food and mood data from 3,486 men and women (average age 55) working in a London office, reports MSNBC.com.
Each person filled out a food frequency questionnaire [...]
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Women are more likely to suffer from depression after stroke than men, according to a large new review of studies.
Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, reduced quality of life and an increased risk of death.
In the systematic review, which appears in the November-December issue of the journal Psychosomatics, Brittany Poynter, [...]
London, November 2 (ANI): People who indulge in diets high in processed food face an increased risk of depression, says a new study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers at University College London examined the link between the diet and depression.
Lead author Dr Archana Singh-Manoux discovered those who ate lots of vegetables, fruit and fish had a [...]